CC restrictions in Gunstores..

[Comrad]

Those devices are are usually called clearing stations or unloading barrels. They're used to point the muzzle at while unloading. Nobody just points a gun at it and pulls the trigger.

Well . . .

That makes more sense than what I was thinking, half the store would be soiling their britches.

 

[2Paps]

The gun store closest to my home has the following sign on the door:

“Guns Are Welcome on the Premises. Please keep all weapons holstered unless need arises. In such case judicious, marksmanship appreciated.”

We have a Sub shop with the same sign posted over the drink dispenser.

 

[Rastoff]

There's a steel can looks like a safe about the size of a one pound coffee can at the door of the Bass Pro in NJ.

We've always called them clearing barrels or bullet traps:

I've never seen it in person, but many have put rounds into them. Some get the sequence backward; they eject the one in the chamber, remove the mag and then press the trigger. Thank God for clearing barrels.

 

[Muss Muggins]

This is what we had in the office. Sat on a table in the weapons room near the back entrance . . .

 

[Arik]

I stopped by GM and another large shooting range gun shop last night to do some window shopping. Maybe I am nuts but why would a store that sells ammo and guns and have a range require you to check your guns at the door. No loaded guns allowed. Is this normal in all states..Ohio is pretty gun friendly. This struck me as very odd.
The employees at the range all open carried firearms yet they didn't want me in there if I had a concealed/ unconcealed loaded gun...yet the teach CCW classes.

The GM store actually wanted all guns checked in when you walked in. Maybe they would put a zip tie through the lock works I didn't ask.
Now that I think about it they do that same at all gun shows..just not sure I understand it.
It's like double talk..." buy your CCWs here but you cannot use it here."

With gun shows its a insurance related. Gun shows are set up and held in someone's facility. For that to be allowed they require all guns checked.

 

[ClayCow]

Those devices are are usually called clearing stations or unloading barrels. They're used to point the muzzle at while unloading. Nobody just points a gun at it and pulls the trigger.

Well . . .

Depending on where you are, after you clear your gun you pull the trigger. Modt places Ive been to, thats the procedure. Of course sometimes the gun isnt cleared.

 

[Muss Muggins]

Depending on where you are, after you clear your gun you pull the trigger. Modt places Ive been to, thats the procedure. Of course sometimes the gun isnt cleared.

Like I said, nobody just points the gun at it and pulls the trigger.

I've never been to a place that encouraged anyone to pull the trigger after clearing. Show clear and hold open is the rule for me, and that's usually when the zip tie comes in . . .

 

[ClayCow]

Like I said, nobody just points the gun at it and pulls the trigger.

I've never been to a place that encouraged anyone to pull the trigger after clearing. Show clear and hold open is the rule for me, and that's usually when the zip tie comes in . . .

Its to ensure its empty. If it aint you keep going till you empty the whole magazine!

I remember I shot one dead with a blank. Instructions may have said one thing but the orders passed on were to shoot to ensure it was clear. They didnt clarify to drop the mag then clear chamber so much. I was not the only one.

 

[therewolf]

Always nice to see a gun enthusiast that supports gun control. This is exactly what they want. Those state governments thank you for supporting their agenda.

Yeah, smart guy, I hope they thank me for not spending a dime on their tourism, or in their economy, whatsoever.

What? You try to defeat gun control, by going to states like
Illinois and New Jersey, and spending money into their
system? Oh, please elaborate...

 

[Rivoak01]

They've probably seen too many goobers trying out holsters using loaded guns...

As testimony to goobers, the range I previously used has some bullet damage on a couple walls. One day I was going in and two young goobers in the pickup truck ahead of me was apparently playing with a pistol and had a door open. A second later I learned they were playing with the pistol when the darn thing discharged out the open door and I heard them yelling at each other. Words to the effect of what are you doing you stupid ... As a result, I now only practice on my own range at the farm. If you talk to some some shop employees a bit, you will learn that the bounds of stupidity of some of the people that go there has no basement.

Most gun shops here require no loaded guns enter the store, except CWP holders who must keep their guns concealed in the store. Unloaded guns must be carried into the store in a case and must be presented to a shop employee to be opened.

 

[lrrifleman]

Vote with your wallet. I don't buy where I can't carry.

Whole states lose my business. NJ, IL, CA, DE, MD, when I

travel, I either drive through them without stopping, or don't

cross their border in the first place. Stores are the same. If

they want me as a customer, they better treat me right. I spend

too much money to be giving it to people who have their heads

stuck up their, ah, sleeves. Yeah, that's it...

May I ask why Delaware is on your boycott list? They allow CC, and they have reciprocity with a number of states. I know that my Utah permit is honored there!

 

[mbliss57]

To after all this I must confess.. I stopped there yesterday.. To confirm that I was not crazy.. And there are 2 signs . 1 sign says that Guns must be presented and unloaded at counter when entering.. Another sign excludes CC as long as it stays concealed. Lots of good dialogue but the post was initially inaccurate.. In my defense I never saw the 2nd sign. They are not together in the vestibule area.

 

[lrrifleman]

There's a steel can looks like a safe about the size of a one pound coffee can at the door of the Bass Pro in NJ. Is that to fire into to be sure the chamber is empty, I can't find the name of it and that has to raise a few eye brows if there is one in the pipe and it's a big one. I'd be pretty mad if someone fired a round in the store without warning, I have enough problems with my hearing.

I am surprised to hear that a Bass Pro in NJ has a clearing station! Especially since concealed carry is Verboten in NJ unless you are LEO or politically connected! I was at the Atlantic City shop last Sunday and didn't see one.

After visiting their hunting department and seeing the prices of their reloading components, I was in sticker shock! Cabela's Delaware gets my reloading supply business, or Powder Valley! Bass Pro makes mail order powder purchases with the hazmat fee look cheap!